Employment & Community Day Services

Lifeworks Employment Services (LES) operates two program locations, in Norwood and West Roxbury. LES provides a dynamic array of employment and Community-Based Day Services (CBDS), including job placement, employment and vocational training, and job coaching. Our CBDS program, also called the Life Enhancement Program (LEP) provides small group activities focused on skills development, volunteer experiences, community connectedness, education, and wellness.

In 2022, LES served over 230 individuals and successfully placed 45 individuals in competitive community employment locations. In addition, enthusiastic LES work crews were welcomed back by Siemens Healthineers, Babson College, and Wellesley College, supported work sites that had paused operations due to COVID.

Our talented and dedicated staff responded creatively to individuals’ interests within LEP by developing a partnership with the Apple Store in Dedham, the Norwood Library, the Artist Studio and Gallery at Patriot Place, and local gyms. In addition, the program now provides a variety of new volunteer experiences including New Life Furniture Bank of MA, Healthy Waltham, and My Brother’s Keeper. LES Norwood’s Leadership Group is ever expanding and now includes an empowering Women’s Professional Growth group. Its newly renovated space is the perfect backdrop for a variety of opportunities and interests including employment skills training, art and music, health and wellness activities, and collaborative fun.